Lifting device for flanged articles.



'No. 686,4!5. Patented Nov. l2, l90l.

M. C. MILLER.

LIFTING DEVICE FOR FLANGED ARTICLES.

(Application filed Mar. 2. 1901.! (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE.-

MORTON C. MILLER, OF CORYDON, INDIANA.-

.LIFTING DE V I CE FOR FLA-NGED ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,415, dated November12,1901.

Application filed March 2, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORTON CKMILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gorydon, in the county of Harrison and State of Indiana,haveinvented a new and useful Lifting Device for Flanged Articles, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus forlifting flanged articles in which a handle portion cooperates with anembracing part which is designed to be applied to the article and whenso applied remain in such position during the lifting operation,securing the article from falling or slipping from the embrace of thedevice when being so lifted, the whole comprising a single rigidframehaving no Working part and being designed for instant application to.ordisengagement from the article to belifted and the objects of myimprovement are, first, to provide a simple, cheaply constructed, andefficient lifter for flanged articles; second, to afford apparatus ofone piecehaviugno working parts and capable of instant application to ordisengagement from an article to be lifted Without any manipulationexcept the placing of the same with relation to the article to beliftedand the action of lifting the same, and, third, to provide such a deviceconsisting of a single piece of material. I attain these objects in thedevice illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isan elevational view of my device applied to and in position for liftinga cuspidor, and Fig. 2 a detail view in perspec- Similar figures referto similar parts throughout both views.

Referring to the drawings, two reaches 1 2, of wire, diverging, are bentat their lower ends to form inwardly-projecting portions 3 3. The innerends of the portions 3 3, referring to Fig. 1, are bent downwardly andbackwardly, forming the portions 4 4, the lower ends of which portions 44 are bent further downwardlyland backwardly, meeting the reaches 6 6,which are connected by the curvilinear portion 8. The upper ends of thereaches 1 2 are twisted together at 9 and may be caused to embrace awooden handle 10, as shown in Fig. 1, or,.as is preferable, may betwisted into the form of the handle 10, as shown in Fig. 2.

Serial No. 49,631. (No model.)

The space 7 within the reaches 6 and the curvilinear portion 8isdesigned to receive the flange of the cuspidor, and the curvilinearportion 8 is preferably caused to conform to the configuration of saidflange, and the reaches 6 I prefer to make at right angles to or forminga slight acute angle with the reaches 1 2, and said reaches 6 should beof such length as to allow of the article to be lifted to be insertedwithin the space 7 until its center of gravity is between the reaches 12 and the curvilinear portion 8.

V The lower ends of the reaches 1 2 should be of such distance apart toallow of the passage between the same of the flange of the article to belifted,and the bent portions 3 3 should approach each other until thedistance between them is less than the width of the flange of thearticle to-be lifted, but which distance is greater than the Width ofsaid article below said flange. Theportions 4 4 preferably conform tothe shape of the under side of the flangein this case that of acuspidor, when said article is resting within the space 7. It will beseen that the portions 4 4 will allow of the passage of the lower partof the flange of the cuspidor 11; but when the lifter is raised theflange of the cuspidor will seat upon the reaches 6 6 and thecurvilinear portion 8, and the portions 4 4 will prevent the articlefrom sliding out of the device. The twisted portion 9 may be passedthrough the handle 10 and upset or may be passed around the same or maybe twisted so as to form the handle itself, as shown in Fig. 2. Theportions 4 4 may be bentat an angle to conform to differently-shapedflanges, and the portions 3 3 may be bent to conform todifferentlyshaped rims.

It is obvious that various changes in the conformation of my device andthe details thereof may be made to suit the shape of the article to belifted Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The essential features ofmy invention comprise the combinations with arigid portion for embracing the'article to be lit ted and suitablesupports for said embracing portions integral with said embracingportion.

I make my device by bending a single length I of stiff wire, therebyforming the several parts thereof. The handle may be separately applied;but I prefer to form'the same with the remaining'portions from a singlelength of stilt wire, as above described.

Having now described the several portions of my invention, the method ofusing is as follows: The operator grasping the device by the handleportion brings the lower portion in proximity to the article to belifted with a lateral movement, causing the portions 4 4, reaches 6 6,and the curvilinear portion 8 to pass around and embrace the lower ornarrowest portion of the flange of the article to be lifted, and then bya vertical movement causes the flange to settle in the depression formedby the said parts and lifts the article without danger of thedisengagement of the same.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a lifter for flanged articles, a containing member designed toembrace said article and having a lateral opening to admit of theinsertion therein of said article, upwardlyprojecting retaining-lugs ateach side of said lateral opening and a supporting member offsetted toadmit of the passage of the flange, substantially as described.

2. In alifter for flan ged articles,a U shaped containing member,upwardly-projecting retaininglugs at each extremity of said U- shapedmemberand a supporting member 01fsetted to admit of the passage of theflange, substantially as described.

3. In a lifter for flanged articles, a containing member designed toembrace said article and having a lateral opening to admit of theinsertion therein of said article, upwardlyprojecting retaining-lugs ateach side of said lateral opening and supporting members formingcontinuations of said upwardly-projecting lugs, said support membersoifsetted to admit of the passage of the flange, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a lifter for flanged articles, a containing member designed toembrace said article and having a lateral opening to admit of theinsertion therein of said article, upwardlyprojecting retaining-lugs ateach side of said lateral opening designed to conform to the outersurface of the flange and supporting members, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a lifter for flanged articles, a containing member designed toembrace said article and having a lateral opening to admit of theinsertion therein of said article, upwardlyprojecting retaining-lugs ateach side of said lateral opening, a supporting member offsetted toadmit of the passage of the flange, said supporting member substantiallyat right angles to said containing member, and a handle upon the upperend of said supporting member, substantially as described.

6. In a lifter for flanged articles,a U -shaped containing member,upwardly-projecting retaining-lugs forming continuations of said Ushaped member, a supporting member at right angles to said containingmember and forming a continuation of said upwardly-projecting lugs, saidsupporting member ofisetted to admit of the passage of the flange, and ahandle integral with the upper extremity of said supporting member,substantially as described.

7. Inalifter forfianged articles,a U-shaped containing member,upwardly-projecting retaining-lugs at each extremity of said U- shapedmember, upwardly-converging supporting members oifsetted to admit of thepassage of the flange, said supporting members forming continuations ofsaid upwardly-projecting lugs, and a handle at the point of meeting ofthe supporting members, substantially as described.

8. A lifter for flanged articles made up of a single piece of wire whichis bent to provide a containing furcated member, upwardly-projectingretaining-lugs at each extremity of said furcated member and asupporting member, substantially as described.

9. A lifter for flanged articles made up of a single piece of wire whichis bent to provide a containing furcated member, upwardlyprojectingretaining-lugs at each extremity of said furcated member,upwardly-convergent supporting members forming continuations of saidretaining-lugs, said supporting members oifsetted to admit of thepassage of the flange and twisted together at their point of meeting andformed into a handle, substantially as described.

10. A lifter for flanged articles made of a single piece of wire whichis bent to provide a horizontal furcated containing member, up-

Witnesses:

PETER L. KIRSCH, CHARLES H. BUCHANAN.

